New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-05

following Editor Dorsheu,ei with tho idea o.
robbing him of "rhe STAR mems salaries payday
THE ORIENT AND THE oCCIDENT.
IT'S said, I'm sunny Eastern lands afar,
And Ger Inc hilltop CLOVIS tho evening star,
The slivery noted buio H tunes mes MS ds,,d lsy'
While sings the minstrel OF the Orient night.
But In our changeful Occidental clime,
When the hot August day has closed its eye,
The gentle maiden would not give dime
The Ice cream pedlers bell she'd rather hear,
That music ravishes the ma ah ear :,.,o.
There is an old-timo Methodist prea ,her on the
Et,wah circuit In Georgia who has to maze his fifteen
mile rounds foot every sunday He has wife
ard five children and salary Of 900 year. The
Atlanta Constitution" is trying to raise money enough
to buy horse for him.
On tho Howland piazza
"Gery, did show you this .,, engagement ring 81
emcralds and diamonds that Charlie Brown gave mo
aOh, have seen 1t before!'
ayes, was enaged to him the FIRST part of July {"
-lTown Topics.
cago o tail-pIece to tho immortal Lot her Co."
few weeks ago aThe BRENNAN Texas) Banner"
in commenting on the criticisms Of . correspondent
as to tho manner Of conducting the paper replied In
the following vigorous and unmlst taxable English ::
"No man, on earth or this side Of heaven or he'll,
can dictate to this paper how It shall be conducted"
nor" suspended and the weekly edition resumed.
An East Texas paper referred to contemporary g
cornosd. a %ciTssip.S and tx esteemed contsm:
porary answered BY retorting that We do not feel
biunttaied venOmou. swamp reptile that crawis his
slime across our pathway."-tAtanta Constitution
eqL western editors arc turning DR.. McGyna's pic.
turc to use now as the explorer stanicy
aThe Jacksonville (Fla.) Times Unionv writes up
tho society news Of Jacksonville In this piquant
style:
ave return thanks to Mrs. D. p Smith for some
sSn d. Perkins Smith Of
MT VIII simpson must now own up that at last
s ssvns Rm for on the
inst; at jamestown. Ny 49,
notlceably lately and IS frequently hiding hi,
face behind dainty folding fam whllo HI: rosy
another face behind that airy screen What shall the
Girls did Mr. SHUTS tandem team ye; :as
The perfect ideaP The above fell gently upon tho
ear o. our scribe evening ev As nG SesTs on
Of our popular friends piazzas How Is this,
John I"
1t is intmated that President CleveIand's trip to
St. Louis may DO moro successful as a fishing excur-
SIGN than his recent jaunt In the North Woods
omaha Manufacturer-well. did YOU sell any Of our
Returned Agent-rhey won't do there. You know
Is 10y I sS ea "''A
"Of course"
"WelI, they all began going or while was putting
en- up,"%OmalEi World
"Never take sulky girl in buggy" says " Har-
per's weekly" And "Tho Springfield Union says
It won't, as long 1t can take hanson girl In
phaeton
AT THE MINSTREL SHOW
1.-The Firk
You can SEQ her In tho box right over there;
no q picture L drclar0
How she rolls hor rogush eyes,
What wondrous smile she shes
AT the hundred dudes who at her boldly stare.
1.-THE Fat Man
Ohi A Jolly chunk OF adpose Is he
As In any long days journey you VIII see,
But o Lord, how he perspires
when Joke the end-man fires,
And his hugo fat sides do shake for very Cleo
UL-The Gallery God.
In a dirty face and shirt-sleevos, there he sits:
Now he grins, and now he grunts, and now he spts:
Docs the endman try to poke
on on him somo chestnut tokef -
With his groans and cries Of "Rats!" no gives him
columbus Dispatch.
Colonel watterson says In "Tho CourierJournal'
that Kelly Is the greatest baseball player living.
And now the rival Southern editors rotort that Henry
always did know more about baseball than politics,
anyway.
clergyman calling washington-st family
was ushcred into the paror, where Miss Betty WAS
seated at the pianoforte. He asked the young lady,
n member OF hs Bible class, TO "play one OF hoe
favorites." "I'm not playing favortes any more"
she SAID am take the field against them every
time. "Nsaratogian.